Swiss students will have to wait several more years before they regain full rights to participate in the European Union’s Erasmus+ student exchange programme. A few months later, the Swiss government approved an interim solution , ringfencing 23 million francs in grants for Swiss students to allow them to continue with their exchange plans. This temporary solution has been a success in terms of participation, but it offers more limited opportunities for students than full membership of the Erasmus+ scheme would. However it seems they will have to wait a little longer, since the government wants to extend its temporary solution until the end of 2020. One stumbling block is money: Brussels is demanding Switzerland pay a higher contribution to the scheme’s budget than the alpine country has already approved for its interim solution.

Source: The Local August 29, 2017 07:20 UTC